Shell Game on the High Seas: U.S. Busts Turkish National in Venezuela Oil Smuggling Ring

A 37-year-old Turkish national has been apprehended in Miami on charges of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and the Maduro regime. The arrest sheds light on an intricate scheme allegedly designed to transport oil from Venezuela, benefiting the country’s state-owned oil giant, Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA).

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